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Irish Times: Earthwork ‘could have been part of Unesco heritage site’

The Irish Times – Tuesday, October 12, 2010 FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor A PREVIOUSLY unrecorded “impressively large earthwork” – believed to be part of the outer defences of an early medieval royal stronghold at Knowth, in the Boyne Valley – … Continue reading

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PA Newswire, Ireland: Campaigners Fight Siting of Bypass Near Historical Sites

Campaigners tonight vowed to rally opinion against a controversial bypass after planners ordered a council to reopen public consultations. The Save Newgrange group said the move was a victory for those against proposals to run the N2 Slane bypass close to historical sites of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth in Co Meath. Continue reading

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Roads to nowhere? The Irish Times | Motors

Surely it would be more sensible to concentrate on upgrading the hundreds of dangerous, unkempt existing secondary roads where the vast majority of fatalities occur rather than building more and more highways that run the real risk of becoming white elephants reminding us for generations to come of our profligacy. Continue reading

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Londonderry Sentinel | Road lobbyists team up with southern counterparts

Vincent Salafia of Save Newgrange said: “We are delighted to have North-South co-operation between our community groups along the proposed M2/A5. Continue reading

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Meath Chronicle | Information on Slane Bypass now on display

Vincent Salafia of Save Newgrange said: “This is a victory for the public who were not given the full information in relation to this grandiose proposal, and yet who are expected to foot the bill Continue reading

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The Irish Times – New round of public consultations ordered for proposed Slane bypass

New round of public consultations ordered for proposed Slane bypass The Irish Times – Monday, September 20, 2010 FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor A NEW round of public consultations on controversial plans for a dual-carriageway bypass of Slane, Co Meath, has … Continue reading

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ESRI economist Dr Edgar Morgenroth warned N2 Slane bypass was waste of taxpayers’ money in 2009

Dr Edgar Morgenroth, Associate Research Professor with the Economic and Social Research Centre (ESRI), believes the Slane bypass is “idiotic”. On 24 April 2009 he wrote an Opinion piece for The Irish Times saying, “Of course, not all planned infrastructure projects were good projects to start with and some should certainly be abandoned. It is remarkable that there are plans to facilitate the avoidance of the toll on the M1 by building a bypass around Slane involving the expensive construction of a bridge over the river Boyne when a simple HGV ban would solve the local traffic problems. Continue reading

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M2/N2/A5 Dublin-Derry Motorway Community Groups to Co-Operate on Motorway Campaign

PRESS RELEASE – SAVE NEWGRANGE – 27 August 2010 ‘M2/N2/A5 Dublin-Derry Motorway Community Groups to Co-Operate on MotorwayCampaign’ Three campaign groups, working on different sections of the proposed M2/N2/A5 motorway, which will eventually run from Dublin to Derry, have agreed … Continue reading

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Irish Times: Planned Slane bypass ‘idiotic’, says transport expert

Planned Slane bypass ‘idiotic’, says transport expert The Irish Times – August 26, 2010 FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor PLANS FOR a dual-carriageway to bypass the village of Slane, Co Meath, have been described as “idiotic” by Dr Edgar Morgenroth, associate … Continue reading

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Boyne Valley Ranking in ‘Top Ten Hidden Beauty Spots in Ireland’ Welcomed

SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 20 August 2010 “Boyne Valley Ranking in ‘Top Ten Hidden Beauty Spots in Ireland’ Welcomed” Save Newgrange welcomes the publication today of the list of ‘Top Ten Hidden Beauty Spots in Ireland’, by the … Continue reading

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